Obituaries

Norma Beatty

Norma Beatty

Jul 26, 2010

Norma M. Beatty, 85, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Monday, July 26, 2010 at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born April 3, 1925 in Akron, Ohio, to the late Oscar and Ethel (Dunson) Sloan. On June 25, 1942, she married John W. Beatty in Kentucky, and he preceded her in death July 5, 2010. Also...

Mary Nelson

Mary Nelson

Jul 24, 2010

Mary G. Nelson, 92, of Urbana, Ohio, and formerly of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2010 in the Mercy Memorial Hospital in Urbana. She was born January 12, 1918, the daughter of the late Pearl F. and Crystal F. (Curtis) Groves. On October 3, 1945, she married Charles Edwin Nelson in Urbana, and he preceded her in...

Ilo Yoder

Ilo Yoder

Jul 23, 2010

Ilo K. Yoder, 87, of West Liberty, Ohio died Friday, July 23, 2010 in the Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty. Mrs. Yoder was born in West Liberty August 16, 1922, the daughter of the late Harry E. and Mayme (Crane) Atha. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and a sister. On January 15, 1946, she...

Janet Queen

Janet Queen

Jul 21, 2010

Janet Lorraine Queen, 68, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at her residence. She was born May 6, 1942 in Topeka, Kansas to the late George and Martha (Hughes) Cotter. She married James A. Queen September 30, 1961 in Bellefontaine, and he survives along with their children, Brian (Marsha) Queen of Springfield, Ohio, and Roger Queen of...

Richard Parmer, Sr

Richard Parmer, Sr

Jul 20, 2010

After a lengthy illness, Richard Lee Parmer, Sr., 67, of West Mansfield, Ohio, passed away at his residence Tuesday, July 20, 2010 surrounded by his family. He was born October 20, 1942 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to the late Robert Jr. and Lois (Duncan) Parmer. On July 31, 1965, he married Pam Armstrong in Lakeview, Ohio, and she survives along with...

Sandra Rutherford

Sandra Rutherford

Jul 15, 2010

Sandra C. Rutherford, 72, of Hickory, North Carolina, passed away peacefully, though unexpectedly Thursday, July 15, 2010 at her home. She was born in Bellefontaine November 22, 1938 the daughter of the late Ernest C. and Irene (Boggs) Clingerman. She is survived by her husband, Richard Rutherford of Hickory, and their son, Anthony (Cherie) Rutherford of Mars Hill, Maine. Following...

Bruce Vance

Bruce Vance

Jul 13, 2010

Bruce K. Vance, 69, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born December 2, 1940 in Bellefontaine, to the late Lee Pearl and Marie Grace (Kelly) Vance. Surviving are three sisters, Alberta Herring, Margaret Chapman and Susan Kerns all of Bellefontaine, his companion, Linda Gray of Bellefontaine, five step children,...

Anne Cost

Anne Cost

Jul 10, 2010

Anne Cost, 98, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, died Saturday, July 10, 2010, at the Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Madison, Indiana December 12, 1911, a daughter of William and Jessie Little Eaglin, who preceded her in death. On May 15, 1936, in Xenia, Ohio, she married Charles “Lewis” Cost, and he preceded her in death October...

Anthony Dotto

Anthony Dotto

Jul 10, 2010

Anthony A. Dotto, 82, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 1:50 P.M. Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in Dayton, Ohio July 27, 1927, to the late Louis and Rose Parma Dotto. Survivors include; a brother, Michael Dotto of Bellefontaine; nieces and nephews, Joyce (Tony) Smith of Springfield, Ohio, Rose (Erik) Johnson of Wooster, Ohio,...

Thomas Anderson I

Thomas Anderson I

Jul 9, 2010

Thomas D. Anderson, 65, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, died at his residence Friday, July 9, 2010 at 3:15 P.M. He was born April 14, 1945 in Fairfield, Ohio to Harold Clinton and Mattie Ellen Zile Anderson and they preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Denise (Miller) Anderson, two daughters and six sons; Gidget Moore and Dawn Marie...

Jon Spencer Sr

Jon Spencer Sr

Jul 8, 2010

Jon M. Spencer Sr. Jon M. Spencer Sr., 41, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Thursday, July 8, 2010. He was born November 1, 1968 in Piqua, Ohio, to Dorothy J. Nill Spencer and the late James E. Spencer. On February 19, 2004, he married the former Michelle King and she survives. Additional survivors include two daughters, Brandy Spencer of...

Peggy Davis

Peggy Davis

Jul 8, 2010

Peggy L. Davis, 79, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 3:10 A.M. at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born December 20, 1930 in Logan County, Ohio, the daughter of Dwight Burden, who preceded her in death and Juanita (Rosebrook) Burden Rothrock who survives in Bellefontaine, Ohio. On June 2, 1948, she married...

Madison Holycross

Madison Holycross

Jul 7, 2010

Madison Grace Holycross, 10, of Huntsville, Ohio, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, as the result of an auto accident in Pickaway County Ohio. She was born in Columbus, Ohio February 8, 2000, a daughter of James Holycross of Englewood, Ohio and Tracy Holliday (Dallas J. Bishop) Taylor of Huntsville. She is also survived by her paternal grandparents, Dale and Robin...

John Beatty

John Beatty

Jul 5, 2010

John W. Beatty, 88, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Monday, July 5, 2010 at the Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born October 31, 1921, in Clyde, Ohio to the late John T. and Lillian (Strohl) Beatty. He is survived by his wife, Norma M. (Sloan) Beatty, whom he married June 25, 1942 in Kentucky. Also...

Gilbert Howell I

Gilbert Howell I

Jul 4, 2010

Gilbert Henry “Uncle Gil” Howell I, 52, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010 at his residence. He was born August 1, 1957 in Bellefontaine, the son of the late Max and Jean Anne (Hicks) Howell I. He is survived by his wife, Angela (Green) Howell, whom he married April 16, 1983 in Bellefontaine, along with children, Gil...

Teresa Fahle

Teresa Fahle

Jul 4, 2010

Teresa Joan Fahle, 58, of Beltsville, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 4, 2010 at her parent’s home. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio November 2, 1951, a daughter of Rosella L. Fahle and the late Russell E. Fahle who preceded her in death. After graduating from Miami University with a B.S. Degree in biology in 1974, Teresa spent a...

Rev. Byron Clark

Rev. Byron Clark

Jul 4, 2010

Reverend Byron Wallace Clark, 87 years of age, died in his home in Ardmore, Pennsylvania July 4, 2010. He was born September 7, 1922, in Hardin County, Rushcreek Township, Ohio to the late Wallace and Eva Killough Clark. He was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Clark, and two brothers, Robert and Joe Clark, who is survived by his...

Rick Conley

Rick Conley

Jul 1, 2010

Rick A. Conley, 58, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Logan County, Ohio November 17, 1951, to late Carmel Conley and Laura J. (Allen) Conley and she survives in Bellefontaine. On September 8, 1990 he married Bonnie Ransbottom in Bellefontaine, and she survives along with sons,...

Emma Smith

Emma Smith

Jun 30, 2010

Emma Belle Smith, 92, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010 in Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born February 1, 1918, the daughter of the late Glenn W. and Mildred (Diener) Joslin. On September 10, 1938, she married Richard F. Smith at the First Lutheran Church in Bellefontaine, and he preceded her in death June 19,...

Woodie Sneary

Woodie Sneary

Jun 28, 2010

Woodie J. Linville Sneary, 57, of Lima, Ohio, passed away Monday, June 28, 2010 at her residence. She was born April 1, 1953 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to the late James Lowell and Mary Elizabeth Linville. Surviving is her husband, Gary Sneary, whom she married on June 18, 1987. Also surviving is a daughter, Amy (Robert) Ward of Bellefontaine; a step-daughter,...